Hearts full of LOVE for our Sweetie!

Oh--Life is never dull or boring at our house with an energetic two year old!!! Tuesday I went to put my shoes on to take our printer in to get fixed and came back and my little elephant (G) was sound asleep on the couch at 11am!!! I decided to take the "great opportunity" to clip her fingers and toes!!! YEAH! I let her sleep on the couch for a nap today --she slept two hours!!! We then ran to take the printer in and BiMart to get paper towels--Tuesday night dinner she "tested the limits" by yelling for icecream right after we prayed!!! After sitting and crying it out---she then was sitting on my lap and was pinching /twisting my arm--not mean but was saying tickle tickle--after I said that hurts and this is the way you tickle--she took her fist and hit me!! She got in trouble--cried again--came over and kissed it ( not immediately) She was then sitting on the floor "reading the newspaper" and Lee asked her to hand him part of the paper-SHE YELLS NO!! She then got in trouble again-----one thing lead to another and she was on a naughty streak--played good after dinner --mommy took a shower and then she fought to get her jammies on---BAD!

After they were on it was 7:45 pm --I went to make it hot (bottle) and she threw herself down on the kitchen floor----I went to pick her up and she ran in the front room----WHOA--I carried her upstairs and she took her pillow off the bed put it in the corner behind her rocking chair and yelled MY PILLOW IS STUCK MOM--HELP PLEASE!! OVERTIRED OR TWO?? She had a two hour nap?? Just testing limits big time!!! I write all this just to say she is learning everything and God has placed us as the parents in charge of helping to mold her. It can be frustrating and challenging but what an AWESOME privelege to be a Parent!!!!! (yes even in times like this--which I pray are not many more)

On a happy note---we see where her little heart is so tender and sweet and she is always asking if we are ok after we cough sneeze or even sigh!! Yesterday G and mommy drove to Walla Walla to Lori Sweets house for a party with Marilyn ,Debbie and Sandy! These are my teacher friends whom I taught with ten years ago at Liberty Christian School in WW. I took Gretchie to Boogie at ten and then we left at 11--she fell asleep on the way there so at noon I called Lee and met him at the park ---she slept and daddy ate his lunch in our van!!! Ten years ago ...on Feb 13th we were engaged---(I love this story and will post it soon) I sat along the road after Lee left at 12:30 and let G sleep until 1 pm---I drove past our first house (memory lane and took a couple pic as I drove by--ha) as Lee did propose to me in the attic of that house!!! Got to Lori's house at 1:10 Gretchie was still asleep when I pulled in---took her awhile to warm up when we went in---The dog was jumping and Lori has a four year old that was excited Gretchen was there!!! Gretchen actually asked three times to go to the bathroom in the first ten min we were there!!! She was not quite sure what to think of mommy's friends, dog and 4 year old! We sat at the table and had icecream and pineapple cake--yummy! I had two pieces--Gretchen did not even eat the icecream~~~~ We were there from 1 to 4:15 --It took her until 2:30 to finally decide to get off my lap and play inches from me---go figure! She did take Holly's hand and go downstairs and play with Holly's toys and watch Winnie the Pooh!! You could hear them playing--it was cute!! Until Holly decided Gretchie could not come upstairs and I hear G crying I want to see mommy! Gretchie told me later Holly said NO NO you cant go upstairs!! hA!! They did come up and then Lori had went to get her 9 year old twins at school----The twins had let G play with a puffy balloon with a light up ball inside they got at school and Holly got mad Gretchen was playing with it! Gretchen held her own and then Holly and Gretchen both started yelling MINE! I told G ==lets go clean up she grabbed my hand and said lets go clean mommy and we picked up the toys---Holly and G gave each other a hug when we left---but oh my! I did have a headache after that but it was fun to see my friends again!!! We went to Nanas by 4:30 and daddy met us there after work---Gretchie was way excited to see her daddy tonight----My daddy My daddy --look Nana its my daddy as she hugged him over and over!!! ahhh!! We went out for fish and chips as our experience last week --why do we try to go out but we did-----She walked into the restraunt and said YUMMY it smells soooo Good!!! She barely ate dinner and so we had to feed her a hotdog when we got back to Nanas. She then had to "see the bathroom" 3 times----She was just full of energy and not able to sit very good! As we got to Nanas house Nana could not get out the side door on our van (it was locked) G says COULD YOU PLEASE HELP NANA GET OUT! Lee and I were laughing later about her sweet personality and concern for others!!! She played with Nana's red ball and fell asleep on the way home------Lee and I both had a headache --so I was not on the computer all day or even Tuesday night---whoa!!

My heart melts (daddy's heart tooo) as we look at her cute little heart shaped face and are so thankful to be her mommy and daddy----she always said I U--meaning I love you!! In the last two months she says LOVE---ahhhh its the best three words I hear all day and will never grow tired of hearing it a million times a day--or when she gets done using the potty she runs full speed yelling I U mommy!!! Or when she is walking upstairs to go to bed I U daddy!!!

***The photos tured out BIG I forgot to make them smaller---